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H. J. BAGHRAN.

GIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

No. 366,062. Patented July 5, 1887.

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H. J. BACHRAN.

GIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

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CIGAR BUNOHING MACHINE. D10-.366062. Patented July 5, 1887 @i minimi.mini... n .J

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

HERRMAN J. BACI-IRAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ClGAR-BUNCH ING MACHINE.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,062, dated July 5,1887.

Application tiledMareh28,1885. Serial No. 160,415. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERRMAN J. BAOHRAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Gigar-Bunching Machines, of whichthe follow ing is a full and complete description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which for a part of this speeilication.

My invention relates to that class of machines used for rolling orbunching the fillers of cigars, and my object is to provide a machinecapable of working long fillers; and to this end my' invention consistsin certain constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation;Fig. 2, a plan view with the top frame and roller removed; Fig. 3 an endelevation, and Fig. 4 a transverse section, of a machine embodying myinvention. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the gears on the rollers; Fig. 6, adetached `view ot' the band-pulley and its pawl; Fig. 7,'a sectionaldetail showing band-pulley and pawl the ratchet-wheel, and thegear-wheel which imparts motion to the rollers; Fig. 8, a view of amodified form of'roller; Fig. 9, a detached view of rollers and belts;Fig. l0, a plan view of one of the belts, and Fig. l1 a section throughthe belt.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a rectangular frame, I, ofsuitable dimensions, in which I mount three rollers, B C D, which arejournaled in the ends of the frame, and are at one end provided withgear-wheels I J K, which mesh with and are driven by a centralgear-wheel, fi, which is mounted on a shaft, T, one end of whichisjournaled in the frame l and the other end in a post, L, which risesfrom au end projection at the bottom of the frame l. The wheel t'constitutes the drivewheel by which the rollers B C D are rotated. Therollers B C D carry one or more endless belts, M, which are sufficientlyslack to form a pocket or trough between the rollers B C, as shown inFig. 4:, into which pocket is placed the tobacco to be rolled orhunched. The binder is then slantingly placed on top of the tobacco, asshown in Fig. 1. The top of the machine is then shut down andthe wheelsset in motion. To the top of the frame 1 at one side, is hinged a frame,2, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) in which is journaled a roller, A, which has atone end a gear-wheel, G, similar to the gearwheels I .I K, and whichalso meshes with the illustrates the relative arrangement of the gearsreferred to. The roller A is vertically above the pocket or trough abovereferred to, and thclatter is of such depth that the roller in dottedlines in Fig. 4, and assist in rolling the same into symmetrical shape.

On the shaft T, which carries the gearwheel i, are also mounted a bandpulley or 6 and 7,) and a ratchet-wheel, V, the latter andthegear-wheel@- being rigidly mounted on the shaft to turn therewith, whilethe wheel W is loosely mounted and is free to turn thereon in onedirection, but is held against independent rot-ation in the oppositedirection by the engagement of its pawl Z with the ratchetwvheel V. Y

The belts M are of such width and thickness as may be necessary to formbunches of given length and thickness, and the machine is of such lengthas to carry any number of belts desired. rIlhe drawings Figs. l and 2show three; but a greater or less number may be used according to thecapacity which it is desired to give the machine. The belts M areconcaved in cross-section on their outer faces, the concavity being suchas will give to the bunch their inner faces to fit snugly against the carrying-rollers.

Fig. l() represents one of the belts separate from the rollers andstretched out to its full length. The curved lines at the ends show theconcavity, and the dotted lines indicate the tlat inner face. The upperroller, A, is hollowed out or reduced at points above the belts M, thereduced parts corresponding in length and depth with the concavities inthe belts, and actin conjunction therewith to roll the tobacco intobunches, as already explained. The upper frame, 2, which carriesthe.roller A, is hinged at 3 to the frame l, so as to be capable ofbeing raised or turned back, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. This isfor the purpose of allowing the roller A to be wheel, IV, which carriesa pawl, Z, (see Figs.`

of tobacco the desired' shape, and are flat on central gear, i, and isdriven thereby. Fig. 5

will bear upon the bunch of tobacco, as sh own IOO ' frame and itsroller A. rIhe end ofthe frame 1 opposite the gears is removable for thepur' pose of allowing the belts and rollers, either or both, to be takenout and replaced. It is secured to the base by screws S, which passthrough an out-turned flange at the bottom and screw into the base ofthe frame'. By re- -moving the screws the end may be taken off.

As a means for driving the machine I show a foot-lever, 7, which ispivoted to a bracket or post, 8, and to this lever is attached one endof a cord, 9, which passes over the wheel W and carries Aat its otherend a weight, 10. When the lever is depressed by the foot of theoperator, the cord is drawn over the wheel, causing the latter to turnin the direction ind dicated by the arrow in Fig. 3. The wheel IV 'beinglocked against independent forward rotation on its vshaft bytheengagement of its pawl with the ratchet-wheel V, the parts are allturned together and the wheel z' imparts ro tary motion to the rollers.\Vhen the lever 7 is released, the wheel W is turned backward A on theshaft by the action ofthe weight and cord, the pawl Z riding over theteeth of the ratchet-wheel V, and ,the lever is drawn up to its normalposition ready for another operation. NVhen the operation is complete,the top frame, 2, is turned back and the roller A moved out of the way,when the partially-fin ished cigar can be taken out of the machine andanewsupply of tobacco put in for the next operation.

When more than one belt is used, the different belts may be of differentthicknesses or widths,to form different-sized bunches,and theconcavities in the different belts may be of different form to formdiferent-shaped bunches at the same operation. A spring would evidentlybe the mechanical equivalent of the weight 10, and might be substitutedtherefor without departingfromtheinvention. So,also, a crank, to beturned by an assistant, might be substituted for the wh eel W, the lever7, the ratchet-wheel V, and the cord and weight; but I prefer themechanism shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. In a cigar-bunchingmachine, the combi! nation of four rollers arranged around andequidistant from a central point, the upper roller being carried by ahinged frame, 2, and one or more belts passing around three of saidrollers and sufficiently slack to form a trough or pocket to receive andhold the tobacco to be bunched below the fourth roller, substantially asand for the purpose described.

2. In a cigar-bnnching machine, the combination of four rollers arrangedaround and equidistant from a central point, the upper yroller beingcarried by a hinged frame, 2, and

each having at one end a gear-wheel, one or more belts passing aroundthree of said rollers and sufficiently slack to form a pocket or troughto receive and hold the tobacco to be bunched below the fourth roller,and a central driving-gear which engages and drives the gears of all therollers, substantially asl and for the purpose described.

3. In a cigar-bunch-making machine, the combination of the frame l, thethree rollers mounted therein and provided at one end with gears I .I K,one or more endless belts passing around said rollers and sufficientlyslack to form a trough or pocket between the rollers B O to receive andhold thetobacco to be bunched, a frame, 2, hinged at one'side totheframe 1, and carrying a roller, A, with a gear, G, at one end, and acentral drive-gear which meshes with all the gears and drives them,substantially as shown and described.

4. In a cigar-machine, the combination of aseries of roll'ers providedwith gears at one end and carrying one or more belts, M, a centralshaft, T, carryinga drive-gear, i, which meshes with the gears of allthe rollers, and a band wheel, W, carrying a pawl, Z, and ratchetwheelV, with which the pawl engages, the

gear 'i and the ratchet-wheel V being rigidly secured upon the shaft,and the band-wheel Wloosely mounted thereon, a foot-lever, 7, a cord, 9,attached to said lever and passing over the wheelV, and a weight, 10, orits equivalent, attached to the cord, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. In a ci garlmachine, the cornbinatiomwith a series of rollers and oneor more concavefaced belts carried thereby, of a main stationary framewhich supports one end of said rollers and their driving-gear, and aremovable frame or support for supporting the opposite ends, wherebyprovision is made for removnnnniu AN J.' BACHRAN. p

NVitnesses:

Roar. M. FRYER, -G-Eo. W. M. LEANARD.

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